Time has progressed…These days, every child’s party has a goody bag…and our Milo Party was of no exception.

We went down to Nestle in Changi Business Park, and through our kind sponsors, we filled our goody bags full of Milo products! 

I have never seen so much green stuff in my life…It was like St. Patrick’s Day

And as requested by our Birthday Gal…her party must have games!

We managed to get our trusted friends to come down and help us. They were most willing to oblige and organized some “Milo Games”, according to the theme of the party.

Our First game was: Stand on the Magic Number!

Simple game where the birthday girl would draw out the lucky number, and if you were standing on the Magic Number, you would win a Prize!

We also had traditional Party favorites like Passing the Parcel…the kids loved it, as every time the parcel came to you, you got a prize!

We had a Milo Telematch

And of course we had food…According to my daughter…the Perfect Party must end off with Burgers and Fries from McDonald’s…

And the kids naturally had NO objections!

Nadine was also there, and she was enjoying herself!

And Nicole loved her Strawberry Shortcake Agar-agar birthday cake!

And to end it all off…the kids gave a loud “CHEERS”to Milo!

I have been driving my new Citroen C4 Grand Picasso for the last few weeks and I am loving it!

The drive is FUN and coupled with it’s Turbo Engine, the car is great to drive.

The service provided by the Sales Executive has been great and I am looking forward to go in for my 1st servicing this week.

The Best thing about a NEW CAR is not just the fact that everything is new, but also the “NEW CAR SMELL!”

I have always struggled to look for words to describe the smell…the new leather…the pristine dashboard…and the untouched cabin…seems to synergize together to form a much desired smell!

Excited with the New Car, I asked Nicole,

“ Do you like the New Car? Do you like its smell?”

Nicole replied…

“Yes Daddy! I love it! It smells like DONUTS!!!”

Oh my…I never thought of it that way?!? Maybe I should start smelling my donuts a bit more!

Can u imagine if this analogy catches on…Just imagine the caption on the ads.

Drive your BMW…Smell your BMW…Enjoy your BMW…It’s better than any Donut!

Today was a Great day for our Little Nadine, as it was time for her to celebrate her birthday!

This was the very 1st time that we were throwing her a party, and we had the celebrations at the office nursery.

Besides the food that we bought from Old Airport Road, all of Nadine’s favourite people were there.

We bought a birthday cake from our favourite cake shop Pat’s Pastry.

Mei Mei was actually quite shocked at the sudden attention focused on her. In fact, she froze when it was time to sing the birthday song, and even more importantly when it was time to blow the candles.

However, Nicole and Nathan did not freeze up at all, and they were all ready to “step up” when it was time to blow out the candles!

Mummy says it looks like Nathan’s Birthday, instead of Nadine’s.

With so many candles, the other kids could not resist getting into the act as well!

Here’s the whole family in the picture:

Many thanks once again to the Mummies and children who came to the party.

PS: Nadine loves the presents and she was happily opening them in the morning! (Actually, she opened the left over wrapper due to the much enthusiastic help from her siblings).

Chinese New Year is not just a season of Ang Pows and an exchanging of greetings, but it is also the time of the year, where Nicole has her yearly performance in school.

As usual, Nicole was “pumped up” for her performance.

However, this year, the performance was going to carry a deeper meaning for the family: As it was also….drum roll…Nathan’s 1st Public Performance.

Nathan has been attending Pre-School for only 1 Month, and naturally this was going to be a BIG time of adjustment in his life.

Naturally, Nathan was not at his  ***cough*** cough *** “VERY BEST”

Just look at him and his friends…I think the anticipation is killing them…check out the “NOT Happy face”

Nathan has not “broken out of his shell” yet, so he does like the public attention.

Check out him and our friends daughter in comparison:

Yes…That is him crying…despite the fact that Daddy was standing in front of him.

When the music started, the kids were supposed to pick up their tambourines and do some simple dance steps.

This is what the situation was like 1 min into the music…

Yes…All the kids in the back row had stage fright…and were basically stoic throughout the performance. (I think the “not-so-good” performers are all put behind!)

Don’t worry, he was alright…and Daddy gave him a big hug after the performance. My boy will definitely do better next year!

Meanwhile, Nicole was looking forward to her performance…

It was a Chinese Ribbon Dance and she performed well!

Overall, the kids enjoyed the whole outing, as the school organized a mini carnival after the event, and the kids enjoyed themselves with the food and the games!

MeiMei was there as well and she loves playing with the drums!

Here’s a picture with the 2 girls and their teacher wishing everybody a Happy CNY!

We just celebrated Nathan’s Birthday and Nathan thoroughly enjoyed his day.

On that day, Mummy had a conversation with him.

Mummy: What do you want for your Birthday?

Nathan: Cake!

Mummy: Yes, you will have a cake. What else do you want?

Nathan: Candle!

Mummy: haha… yes, there’ll be candles. What else do you want mummy and daddy to buy for you?

Nathan: Knife!

Mummy: ?!?!?!? That’s all? Anything else?

Nathan: Nope!

This was when Daddy have to open up his mind and ask him to ask for more things!

Daddy: Nathan! No Birthday will be complete without Presents! You have to ask for Presents when you celebrate your birthday! Do u want Presents?

Nathan: RIGHT! (He can’t tell when to say Yes or Right!)

Isn’t Life kind of like that? Sometimes we think we know a lot and we stop asking for more!

But we need someone bigger, to come along, and Open up our minds to help us to believe and ask for more.

I guess from now on, Nathan is going to ask for MORE, when he celebrates his birthday!

Here are some pictures of him celebrating his BIG DAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN! WE LOVE U!!!

This year promises to be an exciting year for the family, as we are seeing many changes among our midst. Blogging also helps me,  as I began to chart my Family’s Development.

For a start, Nathan is now officially going to school, and he is in the same Pre-school as Nicole. It was not that long ago, when Nicole had her 1st day at school!

It was certainly a very teary day for her, but Nathan was much braver! This was a big contrast from his 1st day at school at Julia Gabriel! We also did not send Nathan to a Pre-school earlier, due to our experience with Nicole’s progress.

He was excited and yet apprehensive…and things were easier for him, as he has a friend in school (Debbie) to help him along as well. They are both from the same Nursery, and as a result, they spent a big part of the 1st week, literally holding each others’ hands.

Can’t wait for Nadine to grow up and enter this milestone as well!

Talking about milestones, check out these photos of the kids:

Here is Nicole: Small, Cute, and Quiet…How she has grown!

Nathan – the man in the house! Strong, Silent and always Hungry. Check out the difference in Size!

And Nadine: The lady in the house! She brightens up our day with her cheeky little smile!

Can you see their differences as well?

I enjoyed looking for their photos in my achives, and I think you will have fun too, as you look through the old photos of your kids!

Ahh…The wonders of digital photography!